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Mozambique

With 7000 pictures on my hard disc I am back to Germany since a couple of weeks – coming home from tropical heat to minus 15 degrees centigrade it was not only a culture shock. The next journey will take me to Paraguay and Bolivia in the second half of May, I appreciate furher assignments.

Dumpsters

On behalf of my project on youth culture I am accomaigning young veggies, who dumpster for political reasons, that means searching the garbage bins of supermarket chains for edible items. I am about to contact CosPlayers, and I appreciate further suggestions and ideas on the topic of youth (sub)culture very much.

But from next week onwards, I travel to rural Mozambique, do photography on village development projects and I am looking forward for new experiences.

Back in Germany

Three weeks of winter in the Highlands have been quite a challenge: Desert-like landscapes with some scattered indigenous villages, and due to the absence of any heating system it is about zero centigrade outdoors as well as indoors. But the hospitality of the local people rewards all the troubles.

Some time ago I officially introduced my new website, and I am grateful for all the comments and poroposals I got. One thing is for sure: A website is never finished, and so I will submit new content soon -corporate communications and events, which I have left out so far.

Entry from the Highlands

For some time I was unable for weeks to continue my work on youth culture. Now I am travelling again in the Bolivian Highlands for a couple of weeks, now at an altitude of 13,500 feet in El Alto. Once a poor people's suburb of La Paz, this agglomeration of brick buildings and adobe huts is today the country's biggest city. A harsh and severe place, but the half-made locations have ever been more appealing to me.

Youth culture

Now my photographic project about "Youth culture" which is supported by the VG BildKunst is getting forward. The first gallery on Wacken-Open-Air 2010 is online here. More stories about shuffle-dancers and dirtbikers will follow up soon.